TED SPENCER (he/him)

Ted is the Policy Analyst for Common Defense’s Climate Justice Team. A native of Charlotte, NC, he served nine years in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear reactor technician aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. After being honorably discharged in 2009, Ted earned his bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from NC State University, specifically focusing on renewable energy systems. He worked in the engineering consulting industry for several years, followed by several more years at the Clean Energy Technology Center at NC State University. After completing his master’s in Public Administration at NC State, focusing on renewable energy and environmental policy, he joined Common Defense in May of 2023. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.